'DROP THE PRICE': Nintendo Treehouse Switch 2 Stream Chat Showered With Upset Reactions

The high price of Nintendo Switch 2 has aroused strong dissatisfaction among players: the live comment section falls

During the Nintendo Switch 2 live broadcast of Nintendo Treehouse, the comment section was drowned out by players' calls for "reducing prices!" The Switch 2 is priced at $449.99 (including the set version of "Mario Kart World" is $499.99), and the game price is also higher than expected. The release price of "Mario Kart World" is as high as $80, which arouses strong dissatisfaction among players.

In the Nintendo Treehouse Switch 2 live broadcast organized by Nintendo America, more game images and information of games such as Mario Karts and Donkey Kong Carnival were highlighted, but the comment area was filled with protests from players' "price reduction!", and other comments were flooded with such information. This is not a malicious broadcast of individual users, but a collective "digital protest" involving dozens of players, strongly demanding that Nintendo reduce the prices of Switch 2 consoles and high-priced games for $80. Since the live broadcast mainly focuses on the display of game content, no protests were mentioned in the comment area.

Players are strongly dissatisfied: The price is too high

The player's opinion is very clear: Switch 2 and its games are too expensive. Although the Switch 2 has improved performance compared to the original Switch, it still lags behind the similarly priced PS5 and Xbox Series X in terms of hardware performance. In addition, there are also problems with the backward compatibility of Switch 2 for Switch 1 games, and many games currently have compatibility issues.

Switch 2 "Game Key Fold" is essentially a physical version of digital games

Switch 2 will provide a new way to get the game: the physical "Game Key Fold", which players can use to download and own the game.

Related information In addition, the game pricing is also uneven. "Mario Kart World" is priced at $80, "Donkey Kong Carnival" is priced at $70, and the Switch 2 version of "The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom" is priced at $80. "Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Journey" is a paid digital game, more like a technical demonstration showing the features of the Switch 2. Physical games also seem to be more expensive in European countries, and are currently priced at 89.99 euros, or about $97.

Nintendo may stick to the original price strategy

Despite the outcry of Nintendo players, it seems unlikely that Nintendo will change its pricing strategy. The Switch 2 will be released on June 5, with only more than two months left before its release date. It's so close to the release date, and the Switch 2 is not Nintendo's most expensive console even if it considers inflation, so it's unlikely that the Switch 2 will be priced, and the same is true for the game price.

Recent commodity tariffs could also lead to higher prices for Switch 2 and its games. Tariffs have been imposed on China and Vietnam recently, while Nintendo has moved most of its Switch production to Vietnam in the past few years. Under the influence of tariffs, Nintendo seems unlikely to change its price.

Additionally, Nintendo first-party games are rarely discounted and are almost exclusive to the Switch and Switch 2 platforms, meaning they don't usually log on to other consoles. Therefore, its price has always remained high, because players must have a Switch or Switch 2 to play the Mario or Legend of Zelda series, so Nintendo does not need to sell the game to reduce the price.

Regardless of the reason, the dissatisfaction of Nintendo players with the Switch 2 and its price for the game is obvious. Whether this "digital protest" will have an impact on Nintendo and even prompt Nintendo to issue an official statement remains to be seen.

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